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Editing is all about choices and we had to make some tough ones for this edition. The seed for
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has been open about a year and the beauty of talking to new business owners is hearing their
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It seemed to Shauna that more businesses in Noblesville’s downtown were owned by women
than you might expect. I started doing an informal inventory in my mind and I had to agree
with her. There are lots of them. Sounds like a story, I said to myself. So she and I agreed to collaborate on the story and find out if our perceptions were true.
That’s where the choices come in. Does downtown include more than the Courthouse Square?
How far off the square do we count? Are we talking just retail or services businesses that may
not have storefronts? Does “woman-owned” mean owned solely by a woman or do partnerships
with husbands, siblings and significant others count? There’s a lot to consider and we quickly
realized we couldn’t conduct a totally inclusive inventory of woman-owned businesses.
So I’d like to offer a framework for this edition’s cover story: it’s a feature about the preponderance of woman-owned businesses in downtown Noblesville, but it’s not meant to be exhaustive.
We couldn’t possibly cover every woman-owned business so we didn’t try. We took a sampling
and provide some insights. We did try to invite as many women as we could think of to the cover
photo shoot (thank you Shauna!). However, some couldn’t make it, some didn’t get the memo
and no doubt we just missed some.
To those we missed, I apologize. But it doesn’t change the gist of this edition’s cover story, which
is that women are having a huge impact on business in downtown Noblesville. That is worth
celebrating, especially in October, which is national Women in Business Month. Cheers!

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Management

Charles Waldo

What Qualities Move Employees Up?
These “Common Core” attributes will improve your
career prospects
hat are
the qualities exhibited
by “employees on
the move,” especially
managers? Those who
“make things happen.” Those always in
the right place at the right time doing the
right things. Your “when the going gets
tough, the tough get going” people. Those
who get frequent calls from headhunters. Are those qualities—if they can be
identified—common to all “shakers and
movers” or are only some qualities
needed for success in some organizations or under certain conditions but not in others?
This is not an academic
question since finding the
answer(s) can lead to better hiring practices, better
human resource development
practices, better placement and
promotion decisions, and better
individual and group performance.
The answers can also serve as your
self-development checklist since no one
will be more interested in your professional development than yourself. If you
don’t take your development seriously,
who should—or will?
While every job and organization has
its unique culture, needs, and attributes,
there does seem to be a “common core”
of qualities or dimensions that are found
in most managers on the move. The
following qualities were gleaned from
a variety of well-respected professional
resources such as prominent executive
search firms Korn Ferry, Russell Reynolds, and Heidrick & Struggles; McKinsey
& Company Consulting; The Harvard
Business Review; Fortune Magazine;
The Center for Creative Leadership; the
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International Consortium for Executive
Development; Challenger, Grey, Christmas Outplacement; and noted authors
such as Dr. Peter Drucker, Dr. Jack Welch,
Dr. Stephen Covey, Dr. Ram Charan, and
Dr. Daniel Goldman. These qualities are
not in any order of importance since they
are all important, although some will be
more important than others in any given
situation.

3. Seeks opportunities to learn and
grow. Looks for opportunities to try out
and do new things. Willingly takes on
“stretch assignments.” Seeks broad business knowledge that goes beyond the
scope of her present job.
4. Knows the technical aspects of
his job and his operation inside and out.
Simply cannot be fooled.
5. Has a knack for bringing out the
best in her people. Can pull people
together into highly effective teams and
work with a wide variety of people.
6. Seeks and uses feedback on both
his performance and that of his operation. Learns from mistakes. Doesn’t take
criticism personally. Has changed as a
result of that feedback.
7. Is a calculated risk-taker. Able
to go against the flow and stand firm
against opposition. But knows when to
back off and “live to fight another day.”

“Common Core” Performance
Qualities
1. Always acts with integrity and
exhibits the highest ethical behavior. Tells
the truth and takes responsibility for his
or her actions. Is transparent. What you
see is what you get.
2. Is committed to making a difference. Makes personal sacrifices to contribute to the success of the organization.
Has a strong drive to achieve targeted
results and infects her team likewise.
Is persistent and doesn’t give up easily
when facing obstacles. Is dependable and
always comes through.

8. Is insightful and creative. Asks
good questions; gets others involved in
problem solving; sees things from a different perspective. Not generally satisfied
with the status quo. Adapts to changing
conditions. Is generally an optimist and
“glass half full” person.
9. Puts first things first and prioritizes activities according to their overall
impact. Isn’t easily drawn into “brush
fires.” Can separate the urgent from the
important…..they’re often not the same.
Remains calm under fire.
10. Can communicate effectively in a
variety of ways with a variety of people.
Is an excellent listener and receiver.
Reads people well and “connects” easily.
11. Can be tough and demanding
when the situation calls for it. While
generally friendly with her team mem-

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bers, she is not their friend. Is very careful attack and go for it. Perhaps you have a
mentor you can tap into. Since everyone
about how and when she socializes with
has a boss, hopefully you can get wise and
team members.
objective feedback and thoughts on im12. Doesn’t play favorites. Treats all
provements from her. Be courageous and
team members fairly but not necessarily
seek feedback from your direct reports.
equally…..“different strokes for different
The state of your relationship with them
folks.” Gives input and feedback that can
will be reflected by how honest they are
help them get better. Known for getting
with you.
people promoted.
Your organization might already have
13. Exhibits good critical thinking
a performance grading system which
and problem solving skills. Uses logic,
may or may not include some or all of
“crunches the numbers” and uses analytics in decision making, but also utilizes
experience, intuition, and input from
others.

the above qualities. You will probably
have to use it, too, but that’s OK. Build on
strengths and shore up weaknesses. Good
luck. HCBM

Charles Waldo, Ph.D. is Professor of
Marketing (ret.) of Anderson University’s
Falls School of Business. He lives in
Indianapolis and can be reached at
cnwaldo@comcast.net.

14. Most resources mentioned the importance of having a trusted mentor, especially in the early stages of one’s career.
This might be a college prof, an older boss,
or a relative. Don’t wait for the mentor to
find you.

Takeaways
While each of these qualities can be
talked about in an academic environment, they are generally learned through
the fires of experience. Reading, classes,
seminars, an MBA, and so on can be
helpful but the “rubber meets the road”
on the day-to-day job.

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There do seem
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qualities that
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most managers
on the move.

performances and provide development
resources to beef up weaknesses. But just
focus on one or two improvement areas at
a time. Don’t overkill.
For yourself—No one is perfect. The best
development is self-development. Look as
objectively as you can at qualities which
need improvement. Work out a plan of
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Keeping an Eye on Social Media
Good trends to embrace…bad trends to avoid
ocial sharing and personal publishing with
blogs and new media have
led to a virtual stream of information noise. It’s important
to filter out the negative and hone
in on the positive. Learning what adds
value to your life instead of just wasting
your time is best practice. On the other
hand, learning about things to be wary of
will help you and your family avoid falling victim to unscrupulous cyber creeps.

pocket or purse for dinner or have a basket on the table at home for everyone to
put their phones in during dinner. This is
a good habit to get started early with our
kids who are born into the mobile age.

for social connection among older adults
(average age about 68). The researcher
looked at email, Facebook, Twitter,
online instant messaging and video
conferencing.

Social media fraud is increasing daily.
One of the latest examples is the hijacking of big brands. Proofpoint did a study
on the top 10 global brands. Of the 4,840

He found that online social technology
use among older adults is linked to better health perception, fewer chronic illnesses and better mental health scores.
“Older adults think the benefits of
social technology greatly outweigh
the costs and challenges of technology,” said the assistant professor
of psychology. “And the use of this
technology could benefit their mental and physical health over time.”

Be Wary of These New Trends
There is a new app that is very popular
with tweens called Musical.ly and a spinoff, Live.ly (which aims to compete with
Facebook Live and Twitter’s Periscope).
It’s a creative venue to post and share
music and perform live lip-syncing with
other “Musers”, but there is a dark side.
It has been criticized for overtly sexual
overtones in dress and music, making
it a place for sexual predators to find
fresh prey. Kids have access to all songs,
including inappropriate ones for tweens.
There is also a location feature that can
pose a safety hazard if it is enabled. To
make sure this is safe for your tween,
keep tabs on their “friend” list, and only
accept other kids they personally know,
hide the location settings and make the
account Private.
Andreas Kaplan, a European Business
School professor that specializes in social media, contends that excessive use
of social media is linked to social isolation, loneliness, depression and anxiety.
Other research has shown similar links.
Just go to your local restaurant and look
around. You will see many people on
their mobile devices instead of speaking to one another. It is just a matter
of time before we see serious societal
breakdowns because of the misuse of
something that, in it’s good form, is supposed to make us closer. Make it a habit
of leaving your mobile device in your
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social media accounts associated with
those brands, an astounding 19% were
fraudulent. 30% of those were used for
counterfeit products and 4% were used
for phishing, obtaining customer information or installing malware.
Cyber criminals are finding new ways to
obtain sensitive customer information
as well as company/brand proprietary
information. Be careful of the types of
information that you leave with companies, like social security numbers
and credit card info. When you are on a
brand social site look for verified pages,
and if a site doesn’t look well-structured
or professional you are probably not on
the correct site.

The Good News
Despite its dangers, social media provides a great opportunity to enhance the
“greater good” of society. Here are some
positive social media stats to renew your
faith in technology.
A Michigan State University study
examined the benefits of technology use

Forbes recently touted all of the
good things about social media. One
positive feature is the ease of delivering news alerts in the timeliest
manner. News events often break
on Twitter first. News outlets have their
own social sites and can quickly and
effectively get the word out when necessary. Instant notification alerts on social
media make this is an effective way to
be alerted of emergent breaking news.
Finally, although some may see this as
invasive, law enforcement is using social
media to detect and prosecute criminals.
With tracking software and links to IP
addresses as well as new communication technologies, they are learning that
social media is a robust source of intelligence and information to help track
down criminals and illicit activity.
Proper use, vigilance and staying
abreast of the latest and greatest social
media will help you enhance your life.
Stay alert, unplug every once in awhile,
monitor your kids and family use and be
socially savvy! HCBM
Kristin Fettig is CEO of Social Order, Inc.,
a social media marketing and management company specializing in small
business.

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Cover Story

Women Mean Business
in Downtown Noblesville
Feminine touch helps draw customers
By Rosalyn Demaree
Photos by John Wright
owntown Noblesville brands itself
“hipstoric.” Another apt description
might be “chick magnet.”
Women-owned businesses are prolific
around the historic Courthouse Square,
strengthening its appeal to shoppers as well as
clients of professional or medical services.
“Everyone has read the stories about vibrant downtowns serving as attractors for the young and the empty-nester for quality
of life—and that trend follows for women-owned businesses,”
said Brenda Myers, president and CEO of Hamilton County
Tourism, Inc. Noblesville’s downtown is everything a business
owner wants. It’s “active, safe, accessible and affordable.”
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In a 2010 report, the Indiana Commission for Women said
129,559—nearly 27 percent—of the state’s 483,242 businesses
were owned by women. They produced $20 billion in annual
sales and receipts, averaging 9.6 employees each.
Two Hamilton County firms, Avant Healthcare of Carmel and
Hare Chevrolet of Noblesville, ranked fourth and fifth among
the state’s largest businesses owned by women.

Collegial Environment
Shauna Metzger was convinced downtown Noblesville’s ambiance and activity would give Lil Bloomers the infrastructure
her childrens’ boutique needed when it opened a year ago on
Logan Street.
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The first-time retailer didn’t foresee a lot
of competition for her clothing, accessories and gifts, some made by local companies. She discovered a much-appreciated
surprise: a support network and mentors
among women business owners surrounding the Square.
Although maybe she shouldn’t have been
surprised.
“Statistics show that professional and
technical services and retail establishments are key businesses owned by
women and also mesh well with downtown Noblesville’s mix of space,” Myers explained. “Likewise, women especially are
drawn to areas where they feel welcome
and part of a healthy and collaborative
environment—both traits offered by the
downtown area.”
Neighboring retailers have helped
Metzger grow as a savvy business woman
and offered advice that has led to making
Lil Bloomers a hometown success story. In
return, the former secretary in the Noblesville Township Trustee’s office has become
their biggest advocate.
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They meet intentionally at meetings or coincidentally at the
several women-owned eateries in the area to exchange ideas
about sales, promotions, special events and common concerns,
such as the need for signage to direct more people downtown.
Metzger feels strongly that the public needs to know “business
is more than a hobby (for women). It’s our livelihood. It’s how
we feed our families, how we give our kids ballet lessons or
soccer cleats.”

Downtown Marketability
Shannon Loomis has contributed to those mentoring relationships and has found value from them in the growth of Kiln
Creations on Ninth Street.
She has turned often to Peggy Kumler, owner of A Corner
Cottage and one of the deans of women retailers around the
Emily Wasonga, Owner, Love’s Hangover Creations
Square, for advice and brainstorming. Kumler has been the
spark for many Square-centered promotions such as Diva Night and the Chocolate Trail, which use fun activities to draw new
people and frequent shoppers to various restaurants and shops.
“These two nights always prove to be successful thanks to the time, effort and attention our merchants direct toward each event,”
said Chris Owens, executive director of Noblesville Main Street.

When Loomis was looking for a home for Kiln Creations, “I knew It would
be nowhere else in Noblesville other than downtown. I like the area. I
like the feel.” She had owned a similar and similarly successful customerpainted pottery studio in Broad Ripple for five years when Kiln Creations
opened 10 years ago.
The one-time Proctor &
Gamble researcher is quite
content in her Ninth Street
location. She owns the
building, renting secondfloor space to other women
entrepreneurs.

“I’m glad all these little shops are here,” Loomis said. “Business owners seem to be
happy with the way things are going. I’m glad that it hasn’t turned into a mega shopping area. They’re still mom and pops.”
Loomis’ typical customer is a woman, but Kiln Creations also attracts families, particularly on Sundays, and many dads wanting a creative outing with their children.
A mother and daughter recently connected there, having been separated by adoption 40 years and wanting a getaway to make conversation easier. One couple comes
every Valentine’s Day.

Shauna Metzger, Owner, Lil Bloomers

Loomis and her three
part-time employees welcome every person who steps across the
threshold, facilitate where needed, and know when to step back to let
artistic flair and bonding flow.
“Part of the marketability of the downtown merchants is that friendly,
one-on-one relationship and service so many of them provide to their
customers,” added Owens, who has led Main Street for two years. “It’s a
different feeling and type of transaction than in a larger or chain store.”
Whether they visit for sports, business or leisure, tourists enjoy shopping while visiting Hamilton County. The 2016 Tourism Profile Survey
says they spend $400 million while here.

Shannon Loomis, Owner, Kiln Creations

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“Some of our downtown businesses most certainly serve as draws for
‘girlfriend travelers,’ who tend to come in clusters for day or overnight
trips,” commented Myers, whose staff often promotes packages for
women. “There is likely some spillover effect to these successful women in business who know how to attract the woman traveler.” HCBM
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There’s a joyful noise coming from Fishers.
As Hamilton County’s newest city continues to spread its wings, there’s a burgeoning cultural Renaissance going on as
well—an explosion of festivals, art fairs, and so, so many live music and theatre that there’s absolutely no excuse for not
having something to do on any given night out and about the town. Fishers has always been a musical place, but there’s a
driving force to organize that music scene to a point that Fishers could quite easily become a formidable regional performing arts destination.
Given that Fishers’ population is under 80,000 people, the
diversity and quality of the local music and performing arts offerings is even more impressive. Such organizations as: Fishers
Chamber Orchestra, Mudsock Jazz Combo, Indiana Heartland
Brass Quintet, Fishers Community Chorus, Projekt Opera and
the theatre group Nickel Plate Players all call Fishers home. And
all of these organizations have coalesced under the umbrella of
a not-for-profit called Fishers Music Works.
Fishers Music Works was founded in 2013 by Doug Whisman,
Rob Lawyer, Dr. Keith Kunda and Todd McCready. It’s headquartered in the business that Whisman owns with his wife, J’eun
Lee, also an accomplished musician and teacher, the J’eun Lee
Music Academy. The mission of Fishers Music Works is to provide high quality performance opportunities to local performing Fishers Community Chorus at Geist Christian church
artists as well as music education to the general public. Currently, nearly 250 performers are affiliated with the organization and it continues to grow.

Original Works
The most recent addition to Fishers Music Works is Nickel Plate Players, a theatre company which was created in 2014 by husband
and wife producing, writing and performing duo Ashton Wolf and Sandy Thorne. They’ve garnered a lot of headlines lately with
their newest project, “Indiana (The Musical)”
which is a celebration of the bicentennial.

Mudsock Jazz Combo at Central Green, Fishers

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The project started out as just a single song
and is a great example of how a community
can come together to bring a vision to life. Wolf
had penned a song called “It’s Still America
to Me,” and included it in a show he’d written
called “Heartlight.” The song was incredibly well
received. On a whim, Wolf sent a video of the
song’s performance to Brenda Myers at Hamilton
County Tourism. She encouraged him to build a
bicentennial-themed project around it and apply
for a grant from the state. In order to qualify for
the highest level of grant available, Nickel Plate
Players needed to team up with two other notfor-profit agencies, so they formed an alliance

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with the Ambassador House and Fishers
Music Works and submitted a proposal to
create a new musical celebrating Indiana’s
history. They won the grant and then
began the task of building a team to bring
the musical to life.
Wolf brought on nine additional writers
and contacted historian David Heighway
to assist with research. Heighway created
a detailed timeline of historic Indiana
events from 1816 to 2016. From that timeline, Wolf selected events of significance
and also events that he thought would
make for good theatre.
“Some events were significant, but not
necessarily dramatic, so we had to pick
and choose,” said Wolf. “And we needed to
pick and choose to fit 200 years of history
into a show that wasn’t going to end up
being eight hours long! But certain things,
like a gunfight on Main Street in Carmel
in 1900? That was a definite yes.”

Fishers Wind Symphony at Nickel Plate District Ampitheater

towns and city centers have been revived
by music, art and theatre. As Fishers
strives to find its way and establish its
niche in Hamilton County and beyond,
As he worked on the play, he would take
informal surveys around town, testing the the efforts of all of the groups within the
waters about residents’ general knowledge Fishers Music Works alliance bring paid
positions for artists, tourism dollars and
of Indiana history. “It blew my mind that
national press to the city. Unlike most
nine out of ten Fishers residents I talked
to didn’t know who Hoagie Carmichael is,” community theatres, Nickel Plate Players
pays all of its actors and pit musicians, and
said Wolf. “It made the project feel even
recently received a nod from the National
more important.”
Endowment for the Arts for creating new,
original material. Most of the other groups
within Fishers Music Works also pay their
musicians. Fishers Chamber Orchestra
employs thirty-three musicians, Fishers
Wind Symphony employs forty-five musicians and the Nickel Plate Jazz Orchestra
employs twenty musicians.
In a sharp contrast to other cities with
thriving performing arts organizations
and line items in the budget to support
them, none of the organizations within

Fishers Music Works receive any funding
from the city. They instead rely solely on
ticket sales, private donors and state and
regional tourism grants to fund an annual
operating budget of nearly $50,000.
As the group looks to the future, they
dream of a time when Fishers might
have a municipal building devoted to
the performing arts in which all of these
groups might have a permanent home.
Until then, they continue to innovate, create and produce as much joyful noise as
the wonderful community of performing
artists can.
“Indiana (the Musical)” is now getting
calls to bring the show to other cities and
towns across the state, and the Fishers
Chamber Orchestra will perform a “Christmas Extravaganza” at Christ the Savior
on December 9. More information and
performance schedules can be found at
www.fishersmusicworks.org. HCBM

Ashton Wolf, Indiana (The Musical)

The show, which featured twenty actors
and seven musicians, opened in July to
sold-out crowds, with performances at
the Ambassador House, Balmoral Golf
Club and J’eun Lee Music Academy, which
boasts a nearly 200-seat auditorium. A
free performance was also presented in
the Fishers Amphitheatre.

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Business Community
Helps Carry the Torch
Photos and graphic courtesy Hamilton County Tourism
Indiana’s bicentennial only happens once and the state is celebrating in a big way. In mid-September a torch began making
its way through every county in the state. It arrives in Hamilton
County from Boone County on the afternoon of October 13 and
will arrive in Indianapolis two days later. Three dozen county

Joseph Kalil

Of the 36 local torchbearers chosen by a committee for their efforts in making Hamilton County and Indiana a better place to
live, the business community is represented by these individuals:

Santiago Jaramillo

Santiago Jaramillo: Colombian-born,
the young founder and CEO of Bluebridge,
a mobile app company based in Fishers.

the nation’s largest selections of 18th-19th
century European antique furniture, accessories, lighting and garden pieces.

James Neal: third generation family publisher began his newspaper career as a
paper carrier before going on to lead the
Noblesville Daily Ledger as editor.

Mic Mead: owns Acorn Farm Country
Store in Westfield with his wife, Jill. Mic
served the Westfield Town Council, the
Grand Junction Task Group and was
Westfield’s Chamber Citizen of the year
in 2013. HCBM

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Albert Chen: Immigrated to the United
States from Taiwan in 1968 at 25 years
old. In 1985, he founded Telamon Corporation in Carmel, now one of Indiana’s
largest private companies.

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Albert Chen

residents will relay the torch on a route that starts in Carmel
around 3pm and ends in Noblesville some four hours later.

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CARMEL
The Learning Center is moving into
11145 N. Michigan Road. Tia Walker
State Farm is moving from Indianapolis
to the Village of West Clay at 2169 Glebe
Street. Café Patachou is moving from
the shopping center at 126th and Gray
Rd. to the shopping center at Hazel Dell
Parkway and Main St.

Meridian & Main
The Hamilton Crossing Centre on
Meridian Street has plans for a Frank
Theatres CineBowl & Grille, an entertainment complex that would include
a cinema, restaurant, and bowling. The
Meridian & Main development is welcoming two new tenants, Fresh Indian
Grill and Fresh Cayenne.
Carmel Comprehensive Dental Care
is moving into a suite at 200 Medical
Drive. The former Arby’s restaurant
at the corner of Range Line Road and
Carmel Drive has been demolished to
make way for a new roundabout. The
Lash Lounge, an eyelash extension spa,
opened in the Boardwalk Shoppes on
Adams St.
Harrison and Moberly LLP is renovating
the eastern half of the former Mangia
restaurant at 760 Third Avenue SW for
a new office. The Antique Emporium
of Carmel, located in Monon Square
Shopping Center at City Center Drive
and Range Line Road, is the new home
of vinyl record vendor Steve’s Stuff. The
owner of Ristorante Roma in Monon
Square has opened a gelato stand facing
the Monon Trail called Mamma Mia.
Langston’s Pub & Grille at the corner
of 126th Street and Range Line Road has
closed, but the space is being renovated
to expand next door neighbor Matt the
Miller’s Tavern. The new space will
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include additional dining and private
party space on the ground level and
Matt’s Wine Bar on the second floor.
Megan Danielle Skincare opened in
the Drewry Simmons Vornehm building
in Carmel City Center.

new 11,500 SF office building at 9761
Crosspoint Boulevard. Construction on
a new Fairfield Inn & Suites on the
southwest corner of 106th Street and
Crosspoint Boulevard will begin this fall
with a target open date of May 2017.

A custom t-shirt business, Your Tees,
has opened at 25 W. Main Street. A new
Domino’s Pizza is coming to 1441 S.
Guilford Road. Ed Martin Acura is
undergoing a full remodel at 3800 E. 96th
Street. Indiana’s first Joella’s Hot Chicken is opening at 4715 E. 96th Street, in
the former 96th Street Steakburger location. Firebirds restaurant is open in the
lot in front fo the new Drury Plaza Hotel
at 96th and Meridian.

TelaCare Health Solutions, currently
set up in Launch Fishers, is preparing to
shift its headquarters from Toledo, OH to
a new office in Fishers. Deveau School
of Gymnastics is undergoing a big
expansion, adding over 24,000 SF to its
facility at 9032 Technology Drive.

Allied Solutions broke ground for their
new headquarters building in Midtown
Carmel. FC Tucker will also move its
Carmel office to the five story building.
Indiana Members Credit Union is
opening a new office on Old Meridian St.

Fishers Imports at 12655 Parkside
Drive is building a new 9,500 SF auto
showroom. Honda of Fishers is adding
a new 15,000 SF building for detailing on
its campus at 13830 Britton Park Drive.

Deveau School of Gymnastics

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FISHERS
Kite Realty Group Trust has plans to demolish and rebuild the Fishers Station
shopping center on the northeast corner
of 116th Street and Allisonville Road. A
new Great Clips is coming to Fishers
Crossing on the northwest corner of the
same intersection.
The Wine Guy at Grapevine Cottage
has moved from its 96th Street location to 8235 E. 116th Street. Pediatric
Care Fishers is opening soon on the
first floor of 11650 Lantern Road. In
late 2016 Citizens State Bank plans
to open its first Fishers location in The
Switch development at 116th Street and
Municipal Drive.
Crosspoint Commons continues
to grow with the construction of a

DetailXperts recently opened at 11650
Olio Road. Storage Depot is building
almost 98,000 SF of self-storage space
on 118th Street just west of Olio Road.
Green House Cottages of Saxony, a new
63,000 SF skilled nursing facility, is slated
for construction just south of IU Health
Saxony on Tablick Street.

NOBLESVILLE
In downtown, 950 & 960 Logan Street are
being renovated before becoming the new
home of three Noblesville businesses:
Parker Mortgage Team, Parker Media
Group, and Finance of America Mortgage. The businesses are moving from
the Mill Top Banquet & Conference
Center south of downtown. Bill’s Dirty
Dog Spaw opened this summer at 1106 S.
8th Street.
BlueSky is building its 42,000 SF corporate headquarters at 123 John Street, just
across the street from Riverview Health.

October • November 2016 • Hamilton County Business Magazine

Plans are underway for the construction
of the new 19,000 SF Promenade Hospital at 2602 Westfield Road.
Metro Plastics Technologies is planning to move from its long-time manufacturing facilities at 9175 E. 146th Street. Its
new 72,000 SF headquarters will be built
just west of Union Chapel Road on Pleasant Street on a 34.6-acre property that
will include space for future commercial
development. Packing Materials, Inc.
(PMI) is undergoing a major expansion,
adding another 6,000 SF to its facility at
525 Herriman Court.
Endeavor Self Storage at 15385 Cumberland Drive and Community Storage
at 14515 SR 32 E are both expanding storage space with the construction of new
buildings totaling 14,500 SF on each property. Popular chain restaurant Chipotle is
coming to Hamilton Town Center at 12831
Campus Parkway.
Embassy Suites broke ground for its new
hotel and conference center at Exit 10.
RE/MAX Legacy opened a new office at
17160 Dragonfly Drive.
Janus Developmental Services, Inc.
on SR 32 purchased adjoining Noblesville
Golf and Batting Center and has plans to
expand onto the property.

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members, including publisher Current
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International, and gluten-free bakery
Bee Free. You Move Me has successfully
opened its own location at 1030 Westfield
Park Road after previously setting up shop
in The Union. Dunkin Donuts opened at
950 Tournament Trail.
Central Indiana is getting its first location
of the national chain Freddy’s Frozen
Custard & Steakburgers, which will
open in the former Bagger Dave’s location
at 2740 E. 146th Street. The former Cardinal Fitness at 2480 E. 146th Street is now
home to Club Pilates. Verizon Wireless
has opened its doors at a new location at
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uBreakiFix, a repair shop for small electronics, opened its third Hamilton County
location at 17235 Mercantile Blvd.

WESTFIELD
Chiropractic Wellness Center of Indiana at 514 E SR 32 celebrated its grand
re-opening in August. A new restaurant
and bar, Chiba, is coming to downtown
Westfield at 228 Park Street. Do-it-yourself
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Kelly Barton was named
vice president and chief
operations officer of Community Health Network’s North
Region.
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Austin Hammel joined The
Farmers Bank as an Assistant
Branch Manager at the Fishers
Office.
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Attorney Jeanette Kassebaum is celebrating 25 years
of practicing law in downtown
Fishers. She specializes in
estate planning, probate and
estate administration, wills
and trusts, small business, real
Jeannette Kassebaum estate and municipal law.
Tania Castroverde Moskalenko, President
and CEO of The Center for the Performing Arts
in Carmel is leaving to lead the Auditorium
Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago after
4 years at the helm. Jeffrey C. McDermott will
serve as interim President and CEO.
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SteadyServ Technologies

SteadyServ Technologies, which offers the hospitality industry a high-tech
way to manage their beer inventory,
has agreed to lease the top floor of the
Spur Building in downtown Fishers.
Four Day Ray Brewery occupies the rest
of the building. SteadyServ is moving
from Carmel and employs some 45
people with plans to double that.
Citimark, an Indiana based real estate
developer, has agreed to purchase the
old vacant Schwab building and the adjacent Launch Fishers in Fishers’ Technology Park, and renovate them into a
tech campus. The $32.7 million deal is
meant to improve Fishers’ attractiveness to tech companies. A requested tax
abatement is under consideration but
wasn’t approved by presstime.

October • November 2016 • Hamilton County Business Magazine

The Indianapolis Airport
Authority approved a plan
for the city of Fishers to
develop 211 acres around
the Indianapolis Metropolitan Airport on 96th
St. just west of I69. The
concept plan lays out three
approved land use types for
land identified as unnecessary for aviation, but viable
for development. The approved uses include:
• Flex Employment Center/
Research & Development:
office, clean manufacturing, research and
development (R&D) and
components of light or
flex-industrial uses.
• Employment Node: Large
office buildings providing regional employment with opportunity to
integrate employmentserving mixed-use.
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Westfield Welcomes Persians (the donut)
Titus Bakery brings its signature donut east from Lebanon
By Chris Bavender
Photos by John Wright

ife is a little sweeter
in Westfield these
days since Titus Bakery
opened in the Monon Marketplace.
We believe that high visibility
was worth the investment,” co-owner
Terry Rake said. “Being at the point of
the intersection of the Monon Trail, US
31 and State Road 32, and an entrance
to Grand Park seemed to bode well for
attracting an entirely new clientele and
seemed to position us well in the center
of things.”
Rake said several factors made Westfield
the ideal location for another shop.
“Obviously the
appeal of proximity to Grand Park
was important, but
also the anticipated
growth in the surrounding community,” she said.
“We were already
seeing a good number of customers from
Westfield at our Lebanon location and we
hoped our good reputation would carry
over by word-of-mouth. The location is
far enough away from Lebanon to be a
distinct market, yet close enough for us to
service well on a daily basis.”

Third Generation

ably is, but it also ensures the best end
product,” Rake said.

The Titus family first started satisfying sweet teeth in the ’50’s when Rake’s
grandfather started a full-line bakery in
Lebanon. After many years in operation

Party Room

“If we told you all the in’s and
out’s we’d have to fry you!”
– Terry Rake, Co-Owner
he got out of the business. Rake’s father
bought an existing bakery in Lebanon
and changed the name to Titus Pastry Shop. After 32 years of running the
business, Rake and her husband, Tom,
purchased the bakery in Dec. 2012 and
renamed it Titus Bakery. The Westfield
location opened this summer.

When it comes to the range of products
offered, the two locations are mostly
identical. The two big differences, Rake
said, are the lattes offered in Westfield
and the fact it’s open on Sunday, unlike
Lebanon. Not to mention the Westfield location can accommodate more
than twice the sit-down customers as
Lebanon and is a brand new building,
which gave the Rake the chance to
“spruce things up a bit.”
“My main focus was to showcase our
product by the use of glass cases with lots
of lights,” she said. “Lebanon has a larger
production area and is obviously in a

Top sellers include the Maple Bacon
(real bacon on a Long John) and Apple
Fritters the “size of Texas.” And, then
there are the Persian donuts.
“We have my father to thank for developing the way in which we make
Persians (or Pershings). They are a very
fluffy large donut with a cinnamon swirl
inside, topped with a special maple icing
he created,” Rake said. “It is definitely
our most popular item and is
probably the most labor-intensive.
If we told you all the in’s and out’s
we’d have to fry you!”
But don’t expect to see a long tunnel
or machine where dough is fed in
the front end and finished donuts
pop out the back end. At Titus
Bakery they are made the “oldfashioned” way.
“Every single donut is processed by
a human, one-at-a-time. This may
seem old-fashioned, and it prob-

Terry Rake, Co-Owner

much older building, so it has a somewhat different feel, but hopefully both are
considered warm and inviting.”
“We also wanted to provide a party room
that could be reserved by various groups.
We anticipate not-for-profits, business
groups, teams, or those planning birthday parties may find this a nice option
that can be customized for the occasion,”
Rake said.
The Westfield location is open 6 a.m. to 6
p.m. seven days a week. HCBM

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OCTOBER 2016
October 26 11:30am to 1:00pm
MEMBER BUSINESS LUNCHEON
State of Health in Hamilton County
Presented by Riverview Health
CEO Seth Warren
Harbour Trees Golf Club
October (date and time tbd)
TEAM TAILGATE NIGHT
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS AFTER HOURS
Put on your favorite team jersey and join us
NOVEMBER 2016
November 3rd 7:30am to 9:00am
ALL COUNTY NETWORKING BREAKFAST
Wellington Fishers Banquet & Conference
November 10th 5:00pm to 7:00pm
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS
BOWLING AFTER HOURS
Joint YP-HIPE event with OneZone
Pinheads
November 14th-18th
WINWEEK: CELEBRATING WOMEN
IN NOBLESVILLE
14th-18th Events throughout Noblesville
17th Journey to the Best You
November 16th 11:30am to 1:00pm
MEMBER BUSINESS LUNCHEON
Location TBDs
November 16th 6:30pm to 8:00pm
ART OF BUSINESS/BUSINESS OF ART
Build Your Marketing Plan in One Day
Hamilton East Public Library, Fishers
November 18th 7:30am to 8:45am
LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST SERIES KICK-OFF
Conner Prairie
November 25th 7:00pm to 8:00pm
HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING CEREMONIES
Hamilton County Judicial Center
November 26th All Day
SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY
Shop Local Specials throughout Noblesville
November 30th 8:15am to 9:00am
NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION
Chamber Oﬃces
DECEMBER 2016
December 7th 11:30am to 1:00pm
HOLIDAY LUNCHEON
Purgatory Golf Club
December 9th 7:30am to 8:45am
LEGISLATIVE BREAKFAST SERIES
2017 State House Session Preview
with Kevin Brinegar, CEO Indiana Chamber
Conner Prairie

October 26th 11:30am

STATE OF HEALTH IN HAMILTON COUNTY

Presented by Riverview Health CEO Seth Warren
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Open to members and the public with advance reservations

November 17th

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Women In Noblesville’s WINweek returns for the third year
with events and activities to connect, share, grow, and learn.

November 25th 7:00pm

HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING
Hamilton County Judicial Center

Join us for musical performances, sing-a-long, a holiday reading
by Mayor Ditslear, and the Lighting of the Tree on the square in
downtown Noblesville. Noblesville Main Street Inc. will surround
the square with ice sculptures again this year!

July Luncheon:
Trent Torrance, Vice President of
Animal Nutrition & Health at JBS
United educated chamber members about JBS United, its history
and the current international
organization headquartered in
Sheridan.
August Luncheon:
Mark Heirbrandt, Hamilton
County Commissioner, updated
chamber members on the many
projects being worked on by
the county including several
infrastructure improvements in
Northern Hamilton County.

On September 23, deserving businesses
and individuals were honored at Westfield’s annual community awards night
called The Lantern Awards hosted by the
Westfield Chamber of Commerce. The event was held at
The Palomino Ballroom. This year’s presenting sponsor
was Centier Bank.
Nominations are taken from the public and recipients
are selected by the chamber’s board of directors. The
municipal recipients are chosen by their respective organizations. The following awards given out were:
The Lantern Award
Wittler Orthodontics
Business of the Year
The Spark Award
Jonathan Byrd’s
Hospitality &
Restaurant Group
New Westfield Business
The Globe Award
Stilts Spirit – A Giving Tree
Outstanding Service
Organization

Though often untrue, myths have their place
tell people that my job as a historian is
to prove myths or shoot them down. I want
things to be fact-based and there are a lot of
bad or ridiculous myths out there. However, occasionally a myth will come in handy to
help prove a point. Myths can have a value
in creating an identity (branding, if you will).
With the Indiana Bicentennial going on, there are a
lot of myths being discussed, most notably the myth
of the source of the nickname “Hoosier”. Right now,
the best guess by most historians is that it probably
was the name of an early minister in the area. Nevertheless, you still hear the story of someone knocking
at a cabin door and having the occupant say “Who’s
there?” (There is a livelier version
from the rough towns along Ohio
River, in which a tavern keeper is
cleaning up after fight and asks
“Who’s ear?”)

Allisonville Road Tunnels

named. He even has a monument that was built in his honor in
the 1920’s. Unfortunately, there are no Native Americans by that
name in the early records of the area. The name doesn’t appear
in any documents until the 1880’s—sixty years after the Delaware Indians had left.

The Strawtown Story
As I said though, occasionally myths do serve a purpose.
The one that I’m thinking of
in particular is the myth that
Strawtown just missed out on
being the state capitol by one
vote and that the vote was
missed because the committee member was out fishing.
It’s a cute story, but completely
untrue. There are very good records from the commission that was created in 1820 and which met at William
Conner’s cabin to decide the site of the capitol. Strawtown
may have been discussed, but it was not central enough
and it was too rough a town.

I’ve had to deal with many HamilThis myth is actually useful to me in explaining that
ton County myths over the years,
Strawtown was a significant community in early central
some of which are quite well
Indiana history. When people ask about this, it’s an opknown. For example, there is the
portunity to discuss why the myth would have grown up
story about Josiah Polk naming the
in the first place. It helps to make the “sale” that a nowtown of Noblesville for his sweetobscure little town was once a crucial crossroads and
heart, Lavina Noble, and how she
an important jumping-off point for travelers. Strawtown
broke the engagement after she
was a thriving community when Indianapolis was just
saw his garden in which had her
a word. I’ve covered this before, (“Strawtown: the Times
name spelled out in vegetables.
Square of pioneer Hamilton County”, HCBM, Feb.-Mar.,
(Paula Dunn has done quite a bit of
2009). Being at the intersection of the Lafayette Trace and the
research on this in the Noblesville Daily Times.) Of course, the
road to Kekionga (Fort Wayne) meant that the town saw a huge
most likely explanation is that the town was named for Senaamount of traffic for the very early 19th-century time period.
tor James Noble. Then there is the myth about the Germantown
church steeple that can supposedly be
So, while myths are problemseen when Geist Reservoir gets low. As
atic to historians, the roots
I explained in an earlier article, (“Fall
“Myths can enhance your brand.” of a myth may be helpful. I
Creek Atlantis”, HCBM, Feb.-Mar., 2012),
try to never dismiss anyone
Germantown never had a church.
who brings a myth to me. I
Other Hamilton County myths include
the tunnels that run under Allisonville Road which were allegedly used for the Underground Railroad. These tunnels do exist,
but are connected to houses that were built decades after the
Civil War and the end of the Underground Railroad. In reality,
the tunnels were possibly built as a form of ventilation or even
for bootleggers in the 1920’s. Finally, there is the myth of Chief
Straw or Strawbridge for whom it’s claimed that Strawtown was

do what I can to point them
towards the facts, but I make sure to acknowledge that there is
probably a reason why the myth exists. People may be misinterpreting the past, but at least they are misinterpreting it in the
right direction. The fact that people are exploring their history is
valuable in and of itself. HCBM
David Heighway is the Hamilton County Historian.

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